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Today, November 30, 2013, is the sesquicentennial birth anniversary of Andres Bonifacio, and the 80th anniversary of the unveiling of one of the country’s most enduring landmarks, the Bonifacio Monument, designed and wrought by National Artist for Sculpture Guillermo Tolentino. The Presidential Museum and Library has launched its online commemoration, featuring a comprehensive essay, videos, and continue reading : The Andres Bonifacio Monument

In March 1896, the first issue of Kalayaan, the newspaper of the Katipunan, was published. Among the contents was the poem “Pag-Ibig sa Tinubuang Lupa,” an exhortation to the Filipino people to join the crusade for Philippine independence. As noted by historian Jim Richardson, it was published under the initials “A. I. B.” which was continue reading : Andres Bonifacio’s “Pag-Ibig sa Tinubuang Lupa”

Principal Events From May Until the Arrival of Aguinaldo in Biyak-na-Bato (San Miguel de Mayumo, Bulacan). —In the beginning of May,1 Andres Bonifacio gathered his adherents and forces in the barrio of Limbon (Indang) preparatory to leaving Cavite province and going to the mountains of San Mateo (Manila province) and Bulacan. While he was awaiting continue reading : Artemio Ricarte on the Arrest and Execution of Bonifacio

The following accounts, translated by Virginia Palma-Bonifacio, are taken from The Trial of Andres Bonifacio: The Original Documents in Tagalog Text and English Translation, published by the Ateneo de Manila University Press in partnership with the National Library of the Philippines, 1963. The accounts trace the progress and findings of the investigation into the conduct continue reading : Transcript of the Trial of Andres Bonifacio